Building



Sept. 27, 1938.

I A. T. LEVY BUILDING 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 10, 1956 A T. LEVY Sept. 27, 1938.

BUILDING 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed July 10, 1936 Sept. 27, 1938. T, LEVY 2,131,461

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BUILDING Filed July 10, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 47-70 NEY Patented Sept. 27, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 36 Claims.

This invention relates to buildings of the type described in my Patent No. 2,104,869, issued January 11, 1938.

In the said patent, I have described a prefabricated building in which panels of story height are set in apertures formed by a sill member, channeled wall studs and an upper plate member, said panels comprising boards of suitable thermal and sound insulating material having applied to their faces upright reenforcing rods which serve also as means for spacing from the board, anchoring sheets for coating material. These anchoring sheets serve as a means for effectively anchoring an outer coat of stucco or the like, and an inner 1 5 coat of plaster, applied after erection of the wall.

The reenforcing rods also serve as means for positioning the panels with respect to the sill member and the plate member.

One of the objects of my present invention is to furnish provisions in a building of this general type for mounting the frames for closures such as windows and doors.

Another object is to provide improved door and window frame mounting means applicable to a construction system such as disclosed inmy patent and by means of which window and door frames can be mounted in a panel type wall of the character above indicated in a convenient and rapid manner and at small expense.

The invention also purposes the provision of a panel-like unit of simple form in which a closure frame is incorporated and which can be readily shipped to the building site and readily handled and quickly assembled with the other parts of the building. This unit, although of story height as preferably made, is of relatively light weight and comprises in addition to the frame for the window or other closure, a panel element comprising an insulating board having applied thereto satisfactory means for anchoring coating material to be applied after erection, and also means for reenforcing the board element and positioning itwith respect to the structural elements such as the sill member and plate member.

A further object which I have in view is to provide a portable closure frame carrying unit or element, which involves in addition to the closure frame and an associated coating anchoring structure, one or more Wall studs having provisions for positioning one or more adjacent panels forming a part or parts of a wall structure. The wall referred to may be an outer wall or, in the case where the frame is a door frame, it may be an inner wall or partition.

These and other objects of my invention will,

however, appear more clearly hereinafter or be manifest to those'skilled in the art.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure v1 is a sideelevation of a portion of a building constructed in accordance with my in- 5 'vention, showing a panel unit comprising a metal window frame and a metal casement window, portions of the structure being broken away;

Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view of the structure shown in Fig. 1; .10

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary. elevation on an enlarged scale of the window carrying panel shown in Fig. 1, with the coating anchoring sheet and the coating partly omitted;

Figs. 4, 5, 6 and 7 are respectively sections on 15 lines 4-4, 5-5, 6-6, and 1-1 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 8 is a detail vertical section showing the means for positioning the lower edge portion of the panel;

Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view partly in sec- 20 tion, showing portions of the completed wall and the metal window frame and window;

Fig. 10 is a broken view, partly in elevation and partlyin section, showing a modified form of my invention in which a wooden Window frame and 25 window of the sliding sash type are employed;

Figs. 11, 12, 13'and 14 are respectively sections on lines Ill l, |2--|2, l3-l3 and -l4 l4 of Fig.10;

Fig. 15 is a view showing the upper portion of a 30 further modified type of wall unit which in this case has provisions for mounting a door such as a front door;

Fig. 15 shows the lower portion of the unit;

Fig. 16 is a vertical sectional view of the unit; 35

Fig. 17 is a section on line I'||'| of Fig. 15 and Y r Fig. 18 is a section on line l8--l8 of Fig. 15

In Figs. 1 and 2, I have shown a portion of a building having a concrete foundation A support- .40 ing an outer wall B comprising panels of story height positioned at their lower ends by a sill or lower plate C and at their upper ends by an upper plate member D, above which are located sloping roof raftersE. The Wall B comprises panels B 45 which areionly fragmentarily shown and which are preferably of the kind disclosed in my patent above mentioned. Between these panels is interposed a window carrying panel element or unit 13 constructed in accordance with my present inven- 50 tion.

In the form shown in Figures 1 to 9 inclusive, the window carrying panel unit is provided with a metal window of the easement type, generally indicated at F, and it comprises panel board por- 55 tions surrounding the window frame, and further comprises channeled stud members G at the sides of the unit which are attached to the window frame.

Each of the stud members G is composed of channel members 20, 2| arranged back to back and suitably interconnected as by welding. The outer channel member 2| of the unit receives the edge of the adjacent panel B. To the inner channel members 20 of the unit the frame of window F is connected by means hereinafter described. The panel board portion of the unit above the window is indicated at 22, the panel-- board portion below the window at 23, and the portions at the sides of the window at 24. The

studs G are adapted to be fastened toqthe sill: member C by suitable means such as angle clips 7 and 26. In the structure 'showninFigs. 1 to 9, the sill member is of angular cross section, having a horizontal plate portion 21 resting on the'upper surface of the foundatiomand an upstanding flange' portion'28." Theangle clips 25 are connected to the studs and to the portion 21, and theangle clips 26 are connected to the studs and to theflange oryupstanding portion 28. At their upper ends the studs G. are provided with plates or pads 29 which may-be connected thereto as by welding. Extending across the stud members and resting on the plates or pads 29 is an upper plate member 30 which may, as herein shown, be a thin ribbon-like member. Other forms of sill members and plate members may be used if desired.

In the form illustrated, thewindow frame is supported from the stud members G by transverse supports, there being one such support-adjacent the head of the window and another adjacent the sill thereof. The upper or head support, as illustrated, comprises a channel member 3| and a member 32. The channel member 3| is received at its respective ends within the opposing channels of the marginal stud members and is suitably attached to the channel members 20 as by spot welding, as indicated at 33; At its intermediate portion, wherethe same lies alongside the head portion 34' of the window frame, the member 32 'is of angular cross section, having a portion attached to the channel member 3|, a depending portion 36, and a flange portion 31 connected to the head portion of the, window frame as by bolts 3'Ia.. The end portions of member 32 are suitably attached to the channel members 20 as by spot welding, as indicated at 38.

A board 40 of compressed wood fiber or other insulating material is received at its side edges in channels 20 and at its lower edge portion in the channel of channel member 3|. Against the outer surfaces of the board 40 are placed upright reenforcing rods 4|, the upper. extremities of which are adapted to project through perforations in the plate member 30 for locating the unit relatively to said plate member. The rods 4| serve to space from the board, coating anchoring sheets 42 at the inner and-outer faces of the panel. These coating anchoring sheets are applied to the rods and connected to theboard by means such as wire fastener loops 42a passing through perforations in the board and'so arranged as to hold opposite rods in place relatively to the board and to hold the anchoring sheets to the rods. The lower extremities of the rods pass through perforations in-lugs- 39- bent down from the side walls of channel member 3|.

At the inner side of the building wall the coating anchoring sheet 42 is continued downwardly such as nails 46.

past the rods into adjacency to the head portion of the window frame, while at the outer side of the wall the coating anchoring sheet supported by the outer rods is directed horizontally into adjacency to portion 36 of the angular windowframe supporting member.

Between the sides of the window frame and the stud members of the unit are interposed panel boards 43. The upper edges of these boards are adjacent the bottom of channel member 3|. The outer side edges of these boards are received within the channel members 20 of the studs. At their inner edges, these boards 43 are connected to the window frame by means of metal members 44 of angular cross section, projecting laterally from the. window frame, as shown in Figs. 6 and "7. Each of these members 44 has intermediate its edges a V-shaped portion 45 connected to the edge of the corresponding board 43 by means At the inner side of the wall, the portion 45 isintegrally united to a portion 41 connected as by bolts 48 to the side portion 49 of the window frame. Member 44, throughout its length, fills the space between the side of the window frame and the inner edge of panel board portion-43. The portion 41 is continued to form a flange 50 occupying alaterally projecting position with respect to the side portion of the window frame and underlying the portion of the inner coating anchoring sheet 42 which is adjacent the side of the window frame. It will be understood that the coating anchoring sheets 42, if made of sufiicient length to extend throughout the height of the panel unit, are cut away to provide openings in which the window frame is received, or that, if desired, each sheet covering the board portions respectively above, below and at the sides of the window frame, may be made of sections appropriately joined together in a manner understood by those skilled in the art.

Figs. 6 and 7 show the relation of the coating anchoring sheet portions 421), 420 at the side of the window frame to the window frame, and to the board portion 43 and the stud member G.

From these views, it will be noted that the anchoring sheet portion 42b, which overlies the flange portion 50, previously described, is in spaced relation to the board 43 and extends laterally in spaced relation to the inner stud face beyond the center line of the stud to a line adjacent the outer margin of the stud so as to overlap a portion of the anchoring sheet 42d of an adjacent panel B. Also, it will be noted that at the outer side of the wall the sheet portion 420 extends over a flange portion 5| integral with member 44 and is continued in spaced relation to board portion 43 past the center line of the stud to overlap a coating anchoring sheet 4-2e forming a part of the adjacent panel B.

For securing the lower or sill portion of thewindow frame to the stud members G of the window carrying unit, a cross member 54 is employed. This member may be a metal member of angular cross section having a web 55, an upwardly directed flange 56 and a downwardly directed flange '51. The flange 51 may be located within the channel member 20 of the stud and suitably attached to said channel member as by spot welding, as indicated at 58. The end portion of the flange portion 56 may also be received within the channel member 20 and attached thereto as by spot welding, as indicated at 59.

In this particular case, the sill member of the struction and the member 54 is suitably attached to the sill member as by welding it thereto. The hollow sill portion at the inner-face of the wall is indicated at 60 and the hollow sill :portion at the outer face of the wall at 6|.

Between the cross member 54 and the sill member C is a panel board portion 62 having its side edges received in the stud channels 20 and having its upper edge in close proximity to the sill of the window frame and behind flange 57 of member 54. Adjacent opposite faces of board 62 are reenforcing rods 63, similar to the rods 4! previously described. The upper extremities'of the rods 63 at the outer face of the wall are received and held within sockets 54 in sill section 6 I. The upper extremities of the rods at the'inner face of the wall extend through perforations in a plate 64' welded to' the web of the cross member 54. The upper extremities of these rods also extend upwardly through perforations in the sill section and are housed in said section. Coating anchoring sheet portions 42 are disposed over the rods 63, as in the structure at the upper part of the unit. These sheet portions 42] and their associated rods and panel board portion are interconnected by suitable fasteners 42a such as previously described.- The rods 63 at their lower end portions extend downwardly through perforations 65 in the sill member so that the lower edge of the panel is firmly positioned relatively to the sill member. If desired, the lower extremities of the rods 63 may enter sockets 53a formed in the foundation below the sill member.

For the purpose of preventing dislocation of panel board portion 62 relatively to the unit before the unit is assembled, the portion 62 may be attached to member 54 by means such as pins 66 or the like, and if desired, the uppermost board portion 40 may be fastened to member 3| by means such as pins 61. 1

It will be understood that the anchoring sheet portions associated with the'uppermost and lowermost panel board portions extend laterally beyond the edges of the board portions'to overlap sheets of adjacent panels in the same manner as described in connection with the anchoring sheet portions of the side board portions 43 and substantially as shown in Figs. 6 and 7. p

The structure above described and comprising the two studs, the window frame, and the panel board structure surrounding the window frame, is made in unitary form before shipment to the building site, and it will be apparent that by the provisions described the unit may be readily placed in assembled relation to the sill member of the building. The adjacent panels B may be readily assembled, the boards of said panelsbeing received at their side edges in the outer channels of studs G. The studs G may then be fastened in their final position, and at the appropriate time the upper plate will be placed in position and interlocked with the upper reenforcing rods and connected as by welding to the pads of the stud members. After erection, an outer coating of cementitious material 52 such as stucco is applied to the outer anchoring sheet so as to cover the panel board and the studs and the exposed portion of the sill member. At the inner face of the wall, a coating 53 of plaster is applied. These coatings are very firmly anchored by the coating anchoring sheets located as above described. The coatings may be very readily applied in those locations which are immediately adjacent the window frame and will be strongly held in those places as well as in the .around the frame and interconnected.

In the form of my invention shown in Figures 10 to 14, inclusive, a wooden window frame and a wooden'window of the sliding sash type are employed. In this form the transverse members supporting the window frame from the studs are omitted and the studs do not form parts of the unit, but, on the other hand, are independent units positioned individually with respect to the sill memberand the upper plate. In panels of this type, the board portions directly support the frame in an opening provided therefor. The Window frame can be built into a full length panel board out out to provide an opening to receive the parts of the window frame or, if desired, the board can be made in sections which are placed In the form shown herein, it may be assumed that a full length insulating board 68 is provided with a rectangular opening and that window frame 59 is built into the board so that it will be firmly positioned with respect to the margins of the opening. The frame 59 comprises the usual head 78, the jambs H and the window sill member l2, all made of wood and having the usual trim, and the frame is equipped with the usual sliding sash T3.

The head is provided at its upper part With a longitudinal groove in which is received a metal channel '74 receiving the lower edge of the board portion above the opening. This channel member 74 has associated therewith bent down lugs 15, having perforations receiving the lower ends of upright reenforcing rods 76 positioned against the opposite faces of the board and carrying the coating anchoring sheets 1'! which are fastened to the rods and to the board by the fastener loops E3. The channel member 14 is attached to member It! by means such as screws 19. The fastener loops 18 hold the rods and anchoring sheets in fixed relation to the board and unit. Attached to the window sill member 72 is a channel member 80 similar to member 74 but in inverted position, and this channel member is set over the lower edge of the window frame opening. Associated with the lower portion of the board beneath the window frame are reenforcing rods 8! having the same relation to the coating anchoring sheets T! as the rods 18 previously described and similarly held in place relatively to the panel unit. The side walls of the channel memberare bent downat intervals to provide perforated lugs 85a similar to lugs 15 receiving the upper ends of the rods 8| In this form of my invention, as shown herein, the sill member of the wall is constituted by a channel member 82 resting on and suitably secured to the upper face of the foundation wall;

The rods 8i have their lower ends flush with the lower edge of the board, and the channel member 82 is ofsuch width as to receive the lower edge of the board with its associated rods within the groove of the channel, the outer portions of the rods being in substantial contact with the channel sidewalls. Thus, the panel is properly positioned with respect to the sill. The studs 83 extend into the channel of the sill and are fastened to the sill in any suitable manner.

In this form of my invention, as herein shown, the portions Tia of the coating anchoring sheets 11 which are disposed at the sides of the window frame have their inner edges disposed in close proximity to the jamb members ll, as shown in Figure 12. The outer edge portions of 'sai'd'anchoring sheet portions extend laterally beyond the outer edges of panel board portions 84 at the sides of the window frame opening. These panel: board portions 84 are positioned relatively to the window frame by having their inner edges 85, which define parts of the window frame opening, extend into grooves 86 in the outer faces of the jamb members H. The trim and the sash are applied to the window frame in the usual manner and they need not be described in detail. After the panel has been placed in assembled relation to studs 83 and adjacent ordinary panels B, the outer and inner plastic coats 81 and 88 are applied to the panel faces as in the structure previously described.

In Figures I5, 15 16, I7 and '18, I have shown a panel carrying a wooden frame for a door such as an outside door. In this form, the structure is similar to that described in connection with Figures 1 to 9, inclusive, in that studs which form parts of the unit are interconnected by a transverse upper member. The method of mounting the reenforcing rods at their ends which are adjaject the frame is, however, similar to that described in connection with Figs. 10 to 14, inclusive. In this last modification, the studs G are interconnected by an upper transverse member or head 89 in the form of a channel, above which is positioned a panel board section 90 having associated therewith reenforcing rods 9| and coating anchoring sheets 92. Connected to the header 89 and extending downwardly therefrom are channeled bucks 93 connected near their lower ends to and supporting a transverse member 94 having its ends connected to the bucks. The ends of the channel member 89 are connected to channels 20 of studs G in a suitable manner as by being spot welded therein. The end of the channel 89 is of such width as to fit into the channel as. The ends of the transverse member 94 are fastened as by welding to the backs of the channeled bucks.

The wooden door frame has a head-95 located immediately below member 89 and provided with sockets 96 receiving the lower extremities of the rods 9l.- The jamb members 91 of the door frame are disposed inside of and immediately adjacent the bucks 93, lying against the back portions thereof. A sill member 98 of the door frame rests at its lower edge on the member 94 and its lower surface is provided with sockets 99 receiving the upper ends of the rods I00, which pass through perforations in bent down lugs HH associated with the side walls of channel member 94. The rods E68 are associated with a lower board section ('02 whose-upper edge is received in channel member 94 and whose side edges are adjacent the bucks. Board sections I03 at the sides of the panel are received in the opposing channels provided by the bucks 93 and the adjacent stud members. As in the form shown in Figs. 1 to 9, suitable means such as pins may be employed for preventing dislocation of the panel board portions from the unit. As before, coating anchoring sheets are applied to opposite faces of the panels, and these cover the board portions and extend over the studs in the manner previously described. These sheets also extend over the sides of the bucks 9'3 and over one or more sides of channels 89' and 94. In this form of my invention, as in the other forms shown herein, a channel member placed adjacent a member of the closure frame receives the edge of a panel board portion and also positions the rod members, and the anchoring material spaced from the board by the rod members is aisilgaei extended over the channel member into adjacency to the frame to assist in anchoring the coating.

The studs G extend down into the channeled sill member 82 and: are fastened therein by means such as bolts I05; The bucks 93 also extend down into thechannel'of-thesill member and each is fastened to said member by means such as a bolt I06. At the joint, spacers llllare interposed between the side walls of the sill member and the outer faces of the buck, as shown in Figure 18. Similar spacers are interposed between the side walls of the sill and the outer faces of the stud and are associated with the connection comprising the bolts I05.

It will be noted that in all forms of my invention herein described, the panel'compri'ses a closure frame surrounded by panel board portions, all of said portions having coatingv anchoring sheet material associated therewith, and the portions of the board above and below the frame having associated therewith, in addition to the anchoring material, rods which space said material from the board and also serve in positioning the panel or unit relatively to its supporting structure. The

lower ends of the lower rods assist in positioning the panel relatively to the sill, and the upper ends of the upper rods assist in positioning the panel relatively to the plate member. The rods so space the anchoring sheets from the board (including those portions of the sheets at the sides of theclosure frame) that the coatings ca'n be veryeffectively anchored. In all forms herein shown, the wall panel is formed as a unit comprising a board portion having an opening therein, a closure frame 'mounted'in said opening, re-

enforcing rods applied to the board portion, and a coating anchoring sheet spaced from the board portion by the rods and extending around the closure frame.

My invention provides a prefabricated panel uni-t of light weight having desirable insulating properties and which can be manufactured inexpensively and readily handled, and which includes in its structure a closure frame strongly supported and around which the coating material can be readily applied and strongly anchored. The improved panels are also provided with means for strongly reenforcing the panel board associated with the closure frame so that the panel offers high resistance to buckling. By my invention, a panel is provided by means of which a window or door frame can be included in a prefabricated structure which is conveniently and rapidly assembled. These and other advantages of my improved structure will be skilled in the art.

While I have in this application described several embodiments of my improved panel, it will be understood that these are illustrative only, and that numerous other modifications may be made and various structural details changed without departing from the principles of my invention as appearing herein, or from the scope of the claims. aspects of the invention that the space below the closure frame befilled by a panel member or board portion, nor is it necessary in all aspects of the invention that panel members or board portions be provided between the sides of the closure frame and the sideedges of the wall unit or panel.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced studs, a panel having an aperture therein and also opposite edges positioned by said apparent to those For example, it is not necessary in all studs, and a closure frame in said aperture and carried by said studs and also positioning said panel.

2. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced. studs, a panel having opposite edges positioned by said studs and comprising a plurality of panel boards enclosing an aperture'in said panel, and a closure frame insaid aperture carried by said studs and also positioning the edges of the boards which define said aperture.

3. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising a board portion having an aperture therein, a closure frame mounted in said aperture, and coating anchoring sheet material spacing means applied to the face of said board portion above and below said frame.

4. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising panel means having an aperture therein, studs positioning opposite edges of said panel means, a closure frame mounted in said aperture and carried by said studs, and anchoring material spacing means carried by said panel means and said frame.

5. In a building, the combination of plate and sill members and spaced stud members connecting the same at spaced points to form a side wall opening, and prefabricated panel means having portions located between said studs and having their lateral edges positioned by said studs, reenforcing means carried by the face of said panel means, and coating anchoring sheet material applied to the face of said panel means and spaced therefrom by said reenforcing means.

6. In a building, the combination of plate and sill members and a pair of stud members connecting the same at spaced points to form a side wall opening, and prefabricated panel boards located between said studs one above the other and having their lateral edges positioned by said studs, reenforcing rod means carried by the faces of said boards which lie adjacent said sill and plate members, and coating anchoring sheet material applied to the faces of all said boards and spaced apart therefrom by said reenforcing rod means on the upper and lower boards.

'7. In a building, the combination of plate and sill members and vertical studs connecting the same at spaced points to form a side wall panel opening, a transverse member extending across said opening and sub-dividing the same, and prefabricated panel portions positioned by said studs and transverse member at their vertical and horizontal edges respectively,'said panel portions comprising insulating boards having coating anchoring sheet material thereon spaced from the face of said board.

8. In a building, the combination of plate and sill members and vertical studs of channel cross section connecting the same at spaced points to form a side wall panel opening, transverse mem-' bers extending across said opening and subdividing the same, and prefabricated panel portions comp-rising insulating boards having their vertical edges received within the channels of said studs and their horizontal edges positioned by said transverse members, and coating anchoring sheet material extending over the face of said panel portions and spaced from the faces of said boards.

9. In a building, the combination of plate and sill members and vertical studs comprising spaced confronting channels connecting said plate and sill members and forming a wall opening of story height, and a plurality of superposed panel portions having their vertical edges positioned within the channels of said studs, coating anchoring portions, and reenforcing rod means securedto the face of certainof said panel portions spacing said sheet material therefrom.

, 10.- In a building, the combination of plate and sill --members andstuds connecting the same at spaced points to form a side wall opening, spaced members connecting said studs intermediate the endsof the latter, a prefabricated panel comprising board portions having their edges positioned by said studs and intermediate members, and ree enforcing rod means .carried on the face of said panel and extending from marginal edges thereof into adjacency to saidv intermediate members.

11. In a building, the combinationof plate and sill members and studs connecting the same at spaced points to form a side wall opening, vertically spaced transverse members connecting said studs intermediate the endsof the latter, and panel means above and below said transverse members having their edges positioned by said studs and transverse members.

12. In a building, a prefabricated wall portion for supporting a plurality of panels comprising a framework including marginal channel frame members and inner channel frame members connecting opposite marginal frame memb-ers'and, in conjunction with said marginal frame members, forming a prefabricated, unitary frame having a plurality of panel openings, and panel members forming closures for said openings and having their edges received within the channels of said framework.

13. A'prefabricated wall unit for buildings c'om prising a panel board portion having an aperture therein, a closure frame mounted in said aperture in spaced relation to a marginal edge ther-eof,and reenforcing means for said marginal edge adjacent and extending along said edge.

14. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising a panel board portion having an aperture therein, a closure frame mounted in said aperture in spacedrelation to a marginal edge thereof, anchoring'material spacing means disposed along said marginal edge, and coating anchoring material spaced thereby from the opposite faces of said board portion along said edge.

15. A wall panel for buildings comprising a board portion of story height having an aperture therein, aclosure frame mounted in said aperture, rods applied to the face of the board portion aboveandbelow said aperture, and coating anchoring sheet material spaced from the board portion by saidrcds and extending'about said frame.

16., In abuildin a sill-member, an upper plate member, and wall .studl'rnembers, said members defining a panel space,'a panel in said space having an aperture therein, a'clos ure frame mounted in said aperture, and reenforcing rods carried by the panel above and below the aperture respectively, .the rods at thelower portion of the panel cooperating with said sill member and the rods atthe upper portion cooperating with said plate member in positioning the panel in said space. Y

17. In a building, a sill member, an upper plate member and wall stud members, said members defining a panel space, a panel in said space having an aperture therein, a closure frame mounted in said aperture, and r-eenforcing rods carried by the panel above and below the aperture respectively, the rods at the lower portion of the panel cooperating with said sill member and the rodsat the upper portion cooperating with said plate member in positioning the panel in said sheet material covering said superposed panel space, and coating anchoring sheet material outside of said rods and having portions extending over the studs and other portions extending into close proximity to the closure frame.

18. A prefabricated wall panel for buildings comprising a closure frame having head, jamb and sill members, panel board portions disposed above and below said frame, and substantially vertical rods for spacing coating anchoring material from the board portions, certain of said rods being disposed above the head member of the frame and others below the sill member thereof.

19. A prefabricated wall panel for buildings comprising a closure frame having head, sill and jamb members, channel members adjacent the head and sill members respectively, and board portions engaged in said channel members and extending upwardly and downwardly respectively from said frame, each board portion having coating anchoring material spaced from the face thereof and extending over one of said channel members.

20. A prefabricated wall unit comprising a panel and a channel element at one side margin thereof receiving an edge of said panel and adapted to act as a stud member in positioning said unit in a wall.

21. A prefabricated wall unit comprising a panel and elements having channels receiving therein the respective side margins of said panel, said elements forming parts of the unit and adapted to act as stud members in positioning said unit in a wall.

22. A prefabricated wall unit comprising a panel and elements for positioning said panel at the respective side margins thereof forming parts of the unit and having exterior channels adapted to receive therein the side marginal portions of adjacent panels.

23. A wall unit comprising a panel, marginal channel elements receiving and positioning the side margins thereof forming parts of the unit and adapted to act as stud members, and a closure frame within said panel connected to and carried by said marginal elements.

24. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced double-channel uprights adapted to act as stud members, a closure frame between and connected to said uprights, and panel means between said uprights having lateral edges engaged in opposing channels of said uprights.

.25. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced uprights adapted to act as stud members, a closure frame between and connected to said uprights and of less width than the space between said uprights, panel means at the sides of said frame between the same and the uprights having their remote edges positioned by said uprights, and panel means extending across the space between the uprights above said frame also having their side edges positioned by said uprights.

26. A wall unit for buildings comprising uprights of story height having inwardly directed channels, transverse members between the uprights intermediate of the ends of the latter, supported by said uprights, a closure frame between said transverse members and spaced laterally from said uprights, panel members above and below said frame, and panel members between said uprights and the sides of said frame, said panel members having their edges contiguous to said uprights received in the channels of the latter.

27. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced uprights having confronting channels, transverse members between the uprights intermediate of the ends of the latter, a closure frame between said transverse members, and

panel means between said uprights having lateral edges engagedin the channels of said uprights.

28.Aprefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced uprights, upper and lower transverse members between said uprights, a closure frame between the transverse members, panel members between the uprights above and below saidtransverse members, and upright reenforcing rods applied to faces of said panel members, certain of said rods extending to the upper edge of the unit and others to the lower edge thereof, said first named rods having their lower ends engaging the upper transverse member and said second named rods having their upper ends engaging the lower transverse member.

29. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced uprights, an upper transverse member interconnecting said uprights at points below their upper ends, bucks extending downwardly from said transverse member, a lower transverse member interconnecting said bucks, a closure frame between said bucks, and between said transverse members, a panel member extending between the uprights'above said frame, and side panel members between the bucks and the uprights.

30. The combination with a wall frame having a ,sill'member and a plate member, of a prefabricated wall panel having spaced uprights extending between and connected to said sill memberand plate member, a transverse member interconnecting said uprights, bucks extending downwardly from said transverse member and connected at their lower ends to the sill member, a transverse member interconnecting said bucks, and a closure frame mounted between said transverse members and between said bucks.

31. A prefabricated panel unit for building walls comprising board means having an opening therein, a closure frame supported by said board means in said opening and including head and sill members, upright rods applied to said board means in groups respectively located above and below said closure frame, means for connecting the upper rods to the head member of said frame, and means for connecting the lower rods to the sill member of said frame.

:32. In a prefabricated wall unit for buildings, a pair of upright channeled studs, transverse members interconnecting said studs intermediate of their ends, a closure frame carried by and between said transverse members andhaving its side edges spaced from said studs, panel members at .the sides of said frame having their inner edges spaced from said frame and their outer edges received in channels of said studs, members carried by the sides of said closure frame and projecting laterally therefrom in spaces between said frame and the inner edges of said panel members, panel members between said stud members above and below said transverse members, and coating anchoring material extending over said panel members and over said laterally projecting members on the frame.

33. A panel unit for building walls comprising a closureframe having head and sill members, upper and lower channel members applied to said head member and said sill member respectively, board portions having inner edges engaged in said channel members and extending substantially continuously around the frame, reenforcing rods connected to a face .of the board portion above the frame and positioned by the upper channel member, and reenforcing rods connected to a face of the board portion below the frame and positioned by the lower channel member.

34. A penal unit for building walls comprising a closure frame, a channel member adjacent and in fixed relation to said frame at one margin thereof, a panel member engaged in said channel member, rods applied to a face of said panel member and connected to said channel member, and coating anchoring material spaced from said panel member by said rods and extending over said channel member at the side thereof into adjacency to said closure frame.

35. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced upright stud members, vertically spaced transverse members connecting said stud members, panels between said stud members presenting a closure aperture and including panel boards extending from said stud members toward said aperture, a closure frame in said aperture spaced from said boards, and coating anchoring material means bridging the spaces between said panel boards and said closure frame. g

36. A prefabricated wall unit for buildings comprising spaced upright stud members, vertically spaced transverse members connecting said stud members, panels between said stud members presenting a closure aperture and including panel boards extending from said stud members toward said aperture, a closure frame in said aperture spaced from said boards,coating anchoring material means bridging the spaces between said panel boards and said closure frame, and bridging members between said panel boards and said closure frame.

AUSTIN T. LEVY. 

